Informal T206 Poll

[asoriano]

Both.

[teetwoohsix]

I think it will be hard for people to answer with one or the other.Both has to be an option too.
I primarily am a front collector,but try to add a wide variety of backs into the mix also,so I can end up with a very enjoyable mixture of front/back combo's.
When I look for a new card,my first focus is always who is on the front.When I decide on a player,I check around to see what front/back combos are available(within my price range).If there are,say,a Nap Lajoie w/bat Piedmont and another Nap Lajoie w/bat Polar Bear,within a few $$ of each other,I'd be more inclined to go for the Polar Bear.
I love the ultra rare backs-just can't afford them right now

Regards,Clayton

[quinnsryche]

I didn't offer both as an option because I knew 99% of answers would be "both". I kind of wanted people to have to make a choice. Just curious, didn't want to make anybody uncomfortable.

[JP]

Definitely both for me, as well. The backs tell us about the history of cards, the fronts are about the history of the sport. Best set ever...

[E93]

Both for me as well.
JimB

[ChiefBenderForever]

Chief Bender with different backs so I guess both lol !!

[Steve D]

I collect based on the fronts, without regard for the backs. I do however, have a goal of obtaining at least one of each different back (brand/series...I don't worry about factory numbers).

Steve

[steve B]

I collect mostly by the fronts, but with an eye for the mid range backs. I can't afford the realy tough ones.

I really like the fronts of T206, they not only represent the history of the game, but indirectly the history of the country as well. If you want to have some fun, line up a batch of cards from an old Judge to something from this year. Just pick one card from each decade. Then think about how the cards design represents that decade and our attitudes towards things at that time.

I've done this for a few of my friends that have asked about why I collect, and it's always been a real eye opener. Not enough to get them started, but enough that they understand

Steve B

[FUBAR]

When i start my collection, it will be backs (commons) first. Hof'er fronts second. I cant have HOF'er with rare backs cause then which side do you display?

[t206wagner]

I collect them by the fronts. I don't really care what the back is. If I get something with a harder to find back, that is just a bonus.

[frankb22]

Like many I have two objectives. The 524 fronts and then another
group with one of each of the tobacco brands on the reverse and a
HOFer on the front. Paying the premiums for some of the tougher backs
to have a common player on front is not something I'm interested in.
I like both groups a great deal but if forced to pick I'd go with the fronts.

[Chicago206]

Since I had heard of just 3 players from the 206 set prior to collecting them, its all about the backs for me. Although I initially started out as a front collector because of the amazingly beautiful and vivid colors on the cards. Since im more into rarity, the back varieties satisfy that itch in me.

[Fred]

I collect T206s by the fronts. If it came to a Cobb I'd take it with any back if the price was right. Backs are really intriguing and add a cool twist to T206collecting but I never caught that bug. If I had a choice between a Cobb with a Piedmont back or a Joe Blow with a Uzit back, I'd take the Cobb.

[teetwoohsix]

Thanks Jim-truth is,I didn't even know these cards existed in the 80's & 90's ,,,,,,,,,but I've read the posts where the veteran collectors wished those days were still around

Fred,I'm with you everything you said...........

Chicago206,my worry with you diving in to T206 with only these extreme rare backs is that you will never be able to appreciate the more common backed T206's.I mean,how will a Sovereign 350 ever compare to a Drum in your eyes? I by no means want to encourage you to collect any other way than you want to,but could you ever see yourself buying T206's with EPDG backs,or Tolstoi backs?Are you going to try to collect the T206 set-or just T206's with the rarest backs?Whatever you choose,I wish you the best in your goals-just trying to understand,that's all.

Sincerely,Clayton

[quinnsryche]

Originally Posted by Chicago206

Since I had heard of just 3 players from the 206 set prior to collecting them, .

That is impossible. My 10 year old son knows more players than that. I usually like to avoid jumping on the bashing bandwagon, but that statement is either a absolute lie or the single most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my entire life. You would have to have been born on the other side of the world to have only heard of 3 players from the t206 set. Wagner, Cobb, Mathewson, McGraw, Baker, Plank, Tinker, Evers, Chance, Waddell, Young, Marquard, Lajoie, Walsh, Beckley, Griffith, Wallace, Collins, Bender, Chesbro, Huggins, Brown, Jennings, Keeler and that's just Hall of Famers! So you decide to collect the most popular baseball set in existance with some of the most famous and expensive cards known to the hobby because of the BACKS!
C'mon now, really, you are going to stick to that story?

[Chicago206]

Wagner, Cobb, Young. True story.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

That is impossible. My 10 year old son knows more players than that...
C'mon now, really, you are going to stick to that story?

Ease up or he'll demand this thread be locked or deleted. He has long demonstrated delusions of adequacy.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

C'mon now, really, you are going to stick to that story?

Apparently he is. As if we already weren't confused as to why he's still here.

But this Chicago206 guy still makes Joe P look like Joe the Plumber.

[nebboy]

Fronts

[frohme]

Both - but Pirates, Pirates, and all Pirates.

[iggyman]

Here is how it went for me...

Phase 1: Front only and could've care less if it had a back!

Phase 2: As the T206 collection grew, backs were now being noticed. But I wouldn't pay a premium for one.

Phase 3: Started nearing the end of the quest and SHA BAM!!! Yeah baby, T206 "backs" rock! I would easily pay a premium for a back. Actually, I was prepared to give-up electricity for a few months if it meant purchasing a rare back.

Phase 4 (current mode): T206 backs are okay, if that is your thing. But, I'm interested in the aesthetic beauty of the front and the artiste splendor behind the artwork.

Lovely Day...

[brianp-beme]

Fronts



Brian